Galactic Overview: A Journey Through a Fractured Cosmos
Welcome, traveler, to a galaxy steeped in history, defined by conflict, and teetering on the edge of a new destiny. Our story begins with the Stellar Commonwealth, a golden age of unity that tragically shattered during the Great Schism due to internal strife and a devastating Cybernetic Uprising.
This collapse plunged the cosmos into the brutal Age of Fractured Systems, an era of lawless anarchy, widespread despair, and relentless resource wars. From this chaos, powerful new factions rose: the Starforged Phalanx, imposing "Order Through Strength"; the Crucible Guard, striving for "Unity Through Ethical Progress" and healing; and the Starless Conclave, manipulating from the shadows through "Control Through Knowledge" and dark bio-engineering like the Nuke Matrix. Meanwhile, the enigmatic Axiom subtly nudged events to prevent total annihilation.
We now stand in the Age of Ascendancy. The outright anarchy has given way to a contested new order, where these formidable powers have consolidated their territories and clash in a complex geopolitical struggle. While rebuilding efforts are underway, the scars of the past run deep, and the galaxy remains a dynamic, tense frontier, with its future hanging in the balance.